Garnet Speare Greyhounds
Senior tri-captain Megan Speare had four goals and an assist, while freshman Rachel Jordan added a hat-trick as Swarthmore defeated Moravian 14-7 on Tuesday afternoon in Bethlehem, Pa.
Speare evened the score at 1-1 with an unassisted score at the 4:18 mark. The midfielder scored three more times in the first half, the last coming with 20 seconds remaining to give Swarthmore (2-0) the lead, 6-5, for good.
The Garnet scored seven unanswered goals to start the second half, pushing their lead to 13-5 on goal by Katie Crawford '07 with 39:07 left in the game. Jordan completed her first career hat-trick with the final Swarthmore goal at the 56:52 mark for a 14-6 lead.
Swarthmore play their first contest at Clothier Field on Thursday, March 17th at 4:00 p.m. The Garnet welcome 12th-ranked Gettysburg College, the defending Centennial Conference champions, in their first conference game of the season.